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BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809 – WordPress Plugin

BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809 – WordPress Plugin

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Description

At a glance

BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security v20260809 — free WordPress plugin download. Key facts: 100K+ active installs · 4.9/5 rating from 160 reviews · updated August 9, 2026 · requires WordPress 4.7+ & PHP 5.6.20+.

🔥 Install, activate, and done!
🔥 Powerful protection from WP’s fastest firewall plugin.

BBQ Firewall is a lightweight, blazing-fast firewall plugin that protects your site against a wide range of threats. BBQ checks all incoming traffic and quietly blocks bad requests containing nasty stuff like eval(, base64_, and excessively long request-strings. This is a simple yet solid solution for sites that are unable to use a strong Apache/.htaccess firewall.

🔥 Adds a strong firewall to ANY WordPress site
🔥 Works with all WordPress plugins and themes

Powerful Protection

BBQ protects your site against many threats:

  • SQL injection attacks
  • Executable file uploads
  • Directory traversal attacks
  • Unsafe character requests
  • Excessively long requests
  • PHP remote/file execution
  • XSS, XXE, and related attacks
  • Protects against bad bots
  • Protects against bad referrers
  • Protects against bad POST content
  • Protects against many other bad requests

🔥 Works great with Blackhole for Bad Bots and Banhammer

Awesome Features

BBQ provides all the best firewall features:

  • Rated 5 stars at WordPress.org
  • 100% plug-&-play, zero configuration
  • 100% focused on security and performance
  • Blocks a wide range of malicious URL requests
  • Fastest Web Application Firewall (WAF) for WordPress
  • Based on the 7G/8G Firewall
  • Scans all incoming traffic and blocks bad requests
  • Scans all types of requests: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.
  • Protects against known bad bots and referrers
  • Works silently behind the scenes to protect your site
  • Hassle-free security plugin that’s easy to use
  • Thoroughly tested, error-free performance
  • Extremely low rate of false positives
  • Compatible with other security plugins
  • Regularly updated and “future proof”
  • Firewall < 10 kilobytes in size
  • Lightweight, fast and flexible

🔥 For advanced protection and features, check out BBQ Pro »

Exclusive Pro Features

  • Customize firewall via plugin settings
  • Easily add or remove firewall patterns
  • Easily add Jeff Starr’s AI Block List
  • Send Email Alerts for blocked requests
  • Quickly enable/disable firewall rules
  • Disable firewall for logged-in users
  • Block excessively long URI requests
  • Protect against XML-RPC exploits
  • Block any individual IP address
  • Block entire ranges of IP addresses
  • Protect against user-ID phishing
  • Redirect all blocked requests
  • Display a custom “blocked” message
  • Set your own response status code
  • Complete inline documentation
  • Statistics for blocked requests
  • Tools to reset options and patterns
  • Import and Export firewall patterns
  • One-click pattern testing
  • Whitelist IP addresses

..plus everything the free version can do and more.

🔥 Learn more and get BBQ Pro »

Privacy

This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.

BBQ Firewall is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.

🔥 BBQ = Block Bad Queries

Support development

I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:

And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:

Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Frequently asked questions

What do I get when I download BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security?

BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809 is the latest version. It is a WordPress plugin you can download here free of charge under the GPL license, with the complete feature set included and no trial limitations. It holds a 4.9/5 rating from 160 user reviews.

Does BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security cost anything?

No. BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809 is 100% free — the full GPL version, not a trial or demo. There are no download limits, no accounts to create, and no upsells during the download.

How do I install BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809?

Download the ZIP file from this page, then in your WordPress dashboard go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the file, click Install Now, then Activate. The plugin works immediately after activation — no license key or extra setup is required for the core features.

What are the requirements for BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security?

BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security 20260809 requires WordPress 4.7 or higher and PHP 5.6.20 or higher. Most modern WordPress hosts already meet these versions. Running older versions may cause features to break, so update WordPress and PHP first if your site is behind.

When was BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security last updated?

Version 20260809 was last updated on August 9, 2026. This page is refreshed automatically, so the download here always matches the newest version we have verified.

Is the BBQ Firewall – Fast & Powerful Firewall Security download safe?

The file is sourced directly from the official WordPress.org repository — the same file the developer published. It is served unmodified, so what you install here is byte-identical to the official release.

Version: 20260809
Updated: October 1, 2026

Technical details

Version20260809
Last updatedAugust 9, 2026
Active installs100,000+
Rating★★★★★ 4.9/5 (160 reviews)
Requires WordPress4.7 or higher
Requires PHP5.6.20 or higher
AuthorJeff Starr
Tagsbots, firewall, secure, security, web-application-firewall
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